How to make an infinity sign on Android?

Question

I know there's this question, but '\u221e' doesn't work for me. Also this is Android-specific. Surely there must be a way to show an infinity sign!

Answer 1

Never mind, found it myself:

DecimalFormatSymbols.getInstance().getInfinity()

Note that it may not work with some custom fonts.

Answer 2

You can create a new item in "strings.xml":

<string name="infinity">&#8734;</string>

And then call it using your Context:

textView.setText(context.getString(R.string.infinity));